Thursday, January 23, 2014

December
of 2013 was a flat-out bonkers month for new toys - Onell Design,
ToyFinity, the Four Horsemen, Ni Stuff, and dang near every indie
toymaker seemed to have something new on deck and it's really quite
spectacular just how many of them are existing items in new colors.
This includes the Gendrone Rebellion Gobon, a figure whose name
suggests a pretty nifty storyline which exists pretty much solely in toy
auteur Matt Doughty's head. We're treated to peeks at this story, but
odds are we'll never really know the full story behind many of these
figures and their various factions.[ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

The delivery on theKabuto Mushi Standard Pearlescent Brown
in nothing short of miraculous - on Friday, orders were placed at 7 PM
Arizona time. By noonish on Monday, the figures were delivered. I've
been through dozens of releases of indie figures over the last few years
and usually, at best, things tend to ship out in about a week. To be
shipped by Monday would be amazing, but delivered? In a crazy cold snap
in which all sorts of mail delays are going on? That takes dedication
- but that's just another day at the office for creator Marty
"TheGodBeast" Hansen, who has been crafting all sorts of Glyos heads,
prototypes, and hand-cast figures for collectors and others for years
now. It's rare to see someone with the collector gene, a keen eye for
toys, and tons of talent put out a figure like this but here we are![ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Spy Monkey Creations will be selling new gold and green Weaponeers on Friday, January 24, at 12:00 PST. No sign of their bright orange and black figures which were teased at Comic-Con, but these figures seem to have excellent deco and a couple of new parts are in the accessory packs.

Also interesting is a special Crayboth Eaglet for $4. It has unique paint masks and more color than other Crays in the past, so if you're an Onell Design purist you might still want to be there for this really slick set of new figures.

No new molds today, but there are some solid items. The blue Zombie Pheyden sold out really fast, and the Argen MK IX sold quickly as well. Many of the other items are still available, so go grab those while you can.

Ever since its introduction, variations on the Ecroyex Guardian Syclodoc
have had one or two heads - this one has two to choose from, which is
nice. It also sports that swell Glyaxia symbol on the shoulder, which
is one of the reasons I bought it. Sure, it looked cool, but I like
that logo so much I want it on a t-shirt.

Standing
at about 4 1/2-inches tall, this vinyl monster is made of 11 pieces of
vinyl and the parts can be swapped with some other toys, like the Rig,
the Block, or the giant Mordle. This time around, the figure has been
given a giant red eye with a white dot in the center and grey panel
lines - as few Glyos figures have panel lines lately, it's neat to see
again. The bright red really pops in the Syclodoc's head, while the
alternate Armodoc noggin looks like a drawing that came to life. The
colors contrast nicely and the grey looks like it fell out of some weird
ancient space painting. It's worth noting that the paint color
matching is exquisite - the light blue arm and leg pieces are molded in
light blue, while the head highlights are painted light blue. This is
tough to pull off well, but it seems Onell Design always gets it right
somehow.
[ READ THE FULL REVIEW ]

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

In a post called MK IX, Onell Design teases Argen MKIX and what may be more metallic figures. The green is the same as the Kabuto Mushi figures released last week (and delivered here yesterday), and I can tell you it's positively stunning in person.

Onell Design goes on to confirm/tease/threaten more drops. Typically the toymaker puts out about 6 waves per year, now we are told to expect more mini-drops. To speculate wildly, it wouldn't surprise me if these were "remnant" waves which match other releases from the same factory - which means lots more mixing and matching. This is a good thing.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

Not one but four styles of the first-ever PVC production figure from Marty "The Godbeast" Hansen go on sale tonight - and they're pretty cheap too!

Four colors of mini-mushis are on sale as well as four varieties of full-size Kabuto Mushi action figures. There will also be clear urethane wings as upgrade parts, all of which you can click here to see in the shop.

Each Glyos-compatible figure is $10, while you can get 4 mini-mushi figures for $8.

The Glyos News Dump is a project run by 16bit.com and is in not affiliated with Onell Design or their official Glyos Transmission Web Log. (Although it's worth noting that we do like them a lot, and they're very nice people.)

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Adam Pawlus has written about Star Wars action figures, toys, and collectibles on the web since 1995. He has worked for a variety of magazines and websites and presently works as a Toy Evangelist / Buyer for Entertainment Earth. He also loves Jolt.